title: [(4E)-3-Ethyl-1-methyl-2,6-di-phenyl-piperidin-4-yl-idene]amino 3-methyl-benzoate.
abstract: In the title compound, C28H30N2O2, the piperidine ring exists in a chair conformation with an equatorial orientation of the phenyl rings and methyl group substituted on the heterocycle. In the crystal, C-H⋯π inter-actions result in chains of mol-ecules running parallel to the a-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Maraimalai Campus (Guindy Campus), Chennai 600 025, India.
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authors.lastname: Vinuchakkaravarthy
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Sivakumar
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authors.lastname: Srinivasan
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authors.lastname: Thanikachalam
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authors.lastname: Velmurugan